Upper Blackrock Spire Dungeon Strategy Guide

Upper Blackrock Spire Guide

Bastioni di Roccianera Superiori is a level 100 Dungeon in Warlords of Draenor available in Normal, Heroic, Mythic, and Challenge Mode difficulties. This guide will outline strategies and important role-based responsibilities for each of the dungeon's five bosses (and one optional mini-boss encounter), as well as offer tips on particularly dangerous trash.

The entrance is located in Blackrock Mountain (click for map).

Rewards

Players who have built the Lunarfall Inn / Frostwall Tavern in their Garrison have access to quests that can be completed in Upper Blackrock Spire, some of which have special rewards.

To complete this achievement, players must locate Leeroy's corpse in the Rookery after killing Kyrak, resurrect it, and then complete all trash and bosses up to and including The Beast before Leeroy's 900-second (15-minute) "chicken timer" expires.

If you do not clear all of those mobs, he will run around pulling everything in the area and die.

In 6.2.3, completing this dungeon for the 1st time a week on Mythic difficulty rewards 0 Punti Valore. The first random heroic of the day also awards 0 Punti Valore.

Normal-mode dungeon gear has the chance to have a tertiary stat, and Heroic-mode dungeon gear has the chance to have a tertiary stat, Extra Socket, and/or be Warforged for a +6 item level boost. Mythic Warforged gear is a +20 ilvl boost, not +6 like heroic.

Most dungeon loot can drop from bosses across several instances, and there are more potential items for one gear slot than in the past. Below we've listed the trinkets and weapons that are unique to Bastioni di Roccianera Superiori as well as what other types of gear you can get from that boss. Click here to see the loot shared among bosses in other instances.

Challenge Mode Video Guide

Orebender Gor'ashan

Notable Trash Mobs:

The trash packs in this section of the dungeon are scattered through small rooms, each containing a rune that must be deactivated in order to access Orebender Gor'ashan. The runes are deactivated by killing trash, so none of these packs can be skipped. The trash is diverse and difficult, and consists of the following enemy types:

Players should CC Leadbelchers and Warcasters, then kill Grunts and their Banners first. If a Leadbelcher breaks out of its CC, focus on killing and stunning it to prevent them from activating Cannons.

Players with the Engineering profession of at least 600 skill can activate the Cannone Sentinellas littered around this area. Simply interact with the Cannon before it is engaged in any combat. The friendly Cannon will use Colpo di Cannone against any enemies that are in combat with the engineer and in range of the Cannon. Note that this function is disabled in Challenge Mode difficulty.

Orebender Gor'ashan Tips & Strategy

Deactivate Rune Conduits during Power Conduit/Thunder CacophanyPlasmarocce Gor'ashan is a simple but unforgiving encounter.

Gor'ashan will occasionally activate several of the Rune Conduits around the room to empower himself with Condotto del Potere, reducing the damage he takes and allowing him to cast Cacofonia Tonante; players must deactivate the Rune Conduits quickly.

Each time Gor'ashan enters this phase, he will activate 2 more Rune Conduits (so first there will be 2 Conduits to deactivate and 2 stacks of Condotto del Potere on the boss, then 4 and 4, then 6 and 6, then 8 and 8).

While deactivating Rune Conduits, players must also dodge the two Impulso Elettricos which rotate quickly around the perimeter of the room. Unless the player has a powerful survivability cooldown active, taking any Impulso Elettrico damage is likely to be fatal. The Impulso Elettricos move very quickly and players will find it difficult to deactivate more than two Rune Conduits in a row.

Whenever Condotto del Potere is not active, Gor'ashan will raise a Spuntone di Magnetite from the floor, dealing unavoidable heavy damage to any players lingering there. Players must stay on Gor'ashan's platform or the ramp leading up to it in order to avoid the Spuntone di Magnetite. The Spuntone di Magnetite will begin very shortly after the last Rune Conduit is deactivated, so players should use a personal cooldown for the run back to Gor'ashan's platform..

Heroic and Challenge Mode Difficulties:Lodestone SpikeOn Heroic and Challenge Mode difficulties, the Spuntone di Magnetite gains a repulsive magnetic field. This can interfere with players' attempts to deactivate Rune Conduits, increasing the likelihood that players will take Impulso Elettrico damage.

Additionally, Cacofonia Tonante damage is much more threatening on these difficulties, and the healer will run out of mana if the Rune Conduits are not deactivated quickly. Players should coordinate to ensure that, when there are four or more Rune Conduits active, there is no confusion about which player is deactivating each Rune Conduit.

Kyrak

Notable Trash Mobs:

Ingegnere Ferroneros channel Debilitato on random targets. The channel can be interrupted, or the affected player can be dispelled, to remove this effect.

The Mostruosità Draconide will attack the tank with Artigli Mostruosi, cleaving on to nearby players; melee DPS should be sure to stay behind these enemies. Additionally, the Monstrosities cast Eruzione, creating a line of flames in front of them; players hit by this effect take heavy damage and become disoriented.

Kyrak Tips & Strategy

Kyrak is accompained by two Mostruosità Draconide adds that should be killed as quickly as possible to lower the amount of damage the tank will take and conserve healer mana. The Monstrosities have identical abilities to their trash counterparts.

Kyrak has similar abilities to the Engineer and Alchemist trash in his room. He will target a random player and use Ossessione Debilitante, which should be interrupted, and when he is below 50% health he will also use Siero Rinvigorente to heal himself, which can be removed with offensive dispels. Additionally, Kyrak will hurl Siero di Vilsangue at all players, leaving small pools of poison on the ground; players should move out of these pools.

Commander Tharbek

Notable Trash Mobs:

Players should use the second door from the ledge leading up from Kyrak's room, to avoid a significant chunk of unnecessary trash.

The first pack of trash players will encounter contains three Veterano Ferroneros and a Élite Ferronero, and should be pulled down the ramp to avoid accidentally engaging a patrolling Black Iron Siegebreaker. The Elites cast Urlo Intimidatorio, which players should interrupt, and will also use Carica del Berserker, which will damage the targeted player heavily and knock them very far back.

Spezzassedio Ferroneros deal heavy tank damage and may Enrage with Frenesia, which should be removed if possible. Additionally, they will Frantumazione the ground in front of them. Players who stand in Frantumazione will take near-fatal damage. Tanks should move out of the effect, as the Siegebreakers do not turn or move while Frantumazioneing.

Players must defeat a trash gauntlet before engaging Commander Tharbek. The gauntlet begins when players approach the gate after jumping down into the Blackrock Stadium, and consists of three waves of enemies. Each wave is accompanied by a pack of Cucciolo di Faucivilis that ranged DPS should DoT; tanks can taunt them as they fly past and force them to land.

These mechanics will deal near-fatal damage if not avoided. Additionally, Tharbek will target random players (including the tank) with Ascia di Ferro bleeds, which cannot be avoided and deals significant damage.

When Commander Tharbek reaches approximately 70% health, he gains Rabbia di Ferro, increasing his damage dealt. This will be the most healing-intensive portion of the encounter.

When Commander Tharbek reaches approximately 60% health, Awbee will join the fight, assisting players in a very minor way by damaging Tharbek with Soffio Arcano and melee attacks. This is a reference to the blue dragon whelp, Awbee, who appeared in the original Blackrock Spire as a questgiver near the Stadium.

Additionally, when Tharbek reaches approximately 30% health, several Cucciolo di Faucivilis join the encounter, dealing random spiky damage. Ranged DPS could attack the adds, causing them to land and be tankable, or players can elect to ignore the adds and heal through the extra damage - a riskier, but faster strategy.

Ruggito Terrificante applies a Physical-school fear (cannot be dispelled); this can be countered by and , but by very few other abilities.

Son of the Beast will also rush to the farthest-away target with Carica Ardente, knocking the player back if this is not avoided, and leaving a Fiery Trail on the ground that will damage anyone who crosses its path.

Tank's Responsibilities:

Face Son of the Beast away from the party so his Carica Ardente is more obvious

Ragewing the Untamed Tips & Strategy

As players step onto the bridge spanning the gap between The Furnace and Spire Throne, Ragewing will rise up to engage players in combat. During this phase, Ragewing will target ranged DPS and healers with Sputo di Magma, and will use Fuoco Avvolgente to sweep portions of the bridge with flames that will disorient and deal heavy damage to any player caught in the path. Players should watch Ragewing's facing during Fuoco Avvolgente and run to the opposite side of the bridge (e.g. if Ragewing points to the right, and begins sweeping Fuoco Avvolgente to the center, players should run to the left).

When Ragewing hits 70% health, and again at 40% health, she will fly high above the bridge and bombard it with Tempesta di Fuoco. During this time, Draghetto di Alafolles will attack players, and should be killed by AoE abilities.

Heroic and Challenge Mode Difficulties:There are no additional mechanics on Heroic or Challenge Mode difficulties.

However, on these difficulties, Fuoco Avvolgente is less predictable, and on Challenge Mode difficulty it will sweep across the entire bridge every time. Players must run all the way to the platform on the opposite end of the bridge from where Ragewing begins the Breath in order to survive. Speed boost effects such as Ruggito Impetuoso are useful here, but absolutely do not use .

Additionally, Rabbiardente grants Ragewing a larger damage increase per stack in these difficulties. Particularly for Challenge Mode, if players do not have access to an Enrage-removing mechanic like or , it may be wise to save Brama di Sangue/Eroismo/Distorsione Temporale for the final phase.

Warlord Zaela Tips & Strategy

Initially, players engage Zaela alone. Zaela will target random players with Ciclone di Ferro Nero, a small-radius whirlwind effect combined with a fixate, that should be kited away from the target's allies. She will also hurl a Lama Rimbalzante at a random target, which ricochets to other nearby players, so ranged DPS and the healer should spread out loosely around Zaela's platform to avoid chaining this damage.

Alaferrea Scagliardente drakes will swoop down and cover one third of the platform with Soffio Bruciante; this occurs in an alternating pattern, e.g. the first Breath will be oriented east-west, and the next will be north-south, then east-west, etc.

Despite the reach of the graphic, players will take heavy damage from Soffio Bruciante if they are standing anywhere in the targeted segment of the platform. Players can watch the drakes to predict their position and preemptively move out of the area to avoid taking any damage.

Burning Breath will deal damage to players in its segment of the platform

After 40 seconds of flight, Zaela will return to the platform, whether the Cavaliere di Dragoni Ferroneros are dead or not, and resume using her abilities from the first phase. The Ironflight drakes will continue to use Soffio Bruciante on the platform for the remainder of the encounter.

About the Author:

Dayani mains a Restoration Shaman with <Something Wicked> of Whisperwind-US, and has a soft spot for Burning Crusade Heroic Dungeons, where she first learned to play a healer. Outside of WoW, you can find her here:

Feel free to ask questions or provide alternate strategies here or via Twitter, and check her blog for additional guides.

Acknowledgements

I was aided immensely by fellow Wowhead guide-writers Arielle, Esoth, Hamlet, and Serrinne, who patiently ran every dungeon with me several times so I could obtain the data and images comprising the bulk of these guides. Thanks! :)

Commenti

Commento di Jovio

I love it that you have taken every roles aspect of the encounters as well as overall mob mechanics. Great guide!

Commento di pathofcloud

Do you have to rez Leroy immediately? Is it possible to go back and rez him right before Zaela or at least wait until after the trash before the next boss or does the timer start immediately after Kyrak dies?

Commento di gunsotsu

Commento di gwardso

This guide is slightly incorrect. In order to get the Leeroy achievement, you don't need to clear the whole instance. You just need to clear everything up to and including Son of the Beast. Literally all of the trash. Leeroy is lvl 60 and will aggro anything that catches his faintest scent.

In addition, you have slightly more than the 900 seconds to finish. You can start clearing while one person is rezzing, and Leeroy has some dialog before starting the timer. When he's done, he still has to run all the was from the rookery to the Son of the Beast's room which takes a little less than a minute.

Commento di Claskent

You do not have to clear the entire dungeon, you just have to kill every mob up until Ragewing.

Commento di Glitterangel

Awesome and indepth

Commento di theawikak

there is some small things i disagree with but overall a ok guide

Commento di Embermage

Class and Role breakouts provide basic information to returning WoW vets out of the loop with the patch/xpack changes. It is interesting to compare this instance to the old one I remember running in a 40/15 man group 10 years ago.

Commento di incenderus

Good job!

Commento di Dayani

Updated 12/8 - removed bad advice on Gor'ashan, removed section on CM Tharbek that no longer exists in game, removed knockback on Warlord Zaela Heroic/CM difficulty as that never made it to the live version. :) -- Dayani

Commento di charlesblosser

A great guide! Although they changed the Inn/Tavern quest requirements to where you need to defeat the last boss in the instance as well as collect the required item.

Commento di Gharlane

Great guide! My only real quibble is that in the Loot and Rewards section, this sentence:

"Players who complete Challenge Master: Skyreach are awarded the title %s, Scion of Rukhmar."

seems to belong to another guide. Thanks again for posting the guide :)